End-gate.



G. M. VAN P ATTEN. END GATE. APPIIOATION FILED umm. 1912.

Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

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G.- M. VAN PATTBN.

END GATE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27. 1912.

1,093,218. Patented Apr.14,1914.

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GEORGE M.

VAN IEATTEN, OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.

END-GATE.

inname.

T0 all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE M. VAN Par- 'rEN,citizen of the United States, residing at Council Bluffs, in the countyof Pottawattamie and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in End- Gates, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in end gates forwagons and more particularly for coal wagons, and the object of myinvention is to provide an .end gate which is swingingly mounted by itslower edge to the bottom of the wagon and which, when in loweredposition, hangs below the bottom of the wagon to permit the readyunloading of the coal.

A further object of my invention is to provide an end gate which may belocked in closed position and which may be swung to a partially openposition and there held against further opening.

A further object ofV my invention is to provide an end gate which is somounted that its lower edge is flush with the upper face of the bottomof the wagon when the gate is in closed position and which, while stillin closed position, may be raised vertically to provide a relativelynarrow space between the bottom of the wagon and the lower edge ofthegate for the drainage of water from the coal.

With these and other objects in view, my invention will be more fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and thenspecifically pointed out in the claims which are attached to and form apart of this application.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective of a wagon body,showing my improved end gate in use, the gate being shown in closedposition; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, showing thegate in partially opened position; Fig. 3 is a side elevation, showingthe gate in fully opened position. e

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

Although for the sake of clearness I have illustrated my end gate asapplied to a coal wagon of more or less conventional form, it will beunderstood that the gate may be applied to any form of wagon desired.

In the drawing, 10 deslgnates the rear portion of the wagon body whichbody, com- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 27, 1912.

Patented Apr. la, 1914i.

Serial No. 693,593.

prises a bottom 11 and side walls 12 and 13, the upper portions of whichare preferably iiared outwardly to provide additional space. Securedacross the lower face of the bottom of the wagon, adjacent its rear end,is the customary brace 14:, the free ends of which project beyond thesides of the wagon.

Secured to the bottom rear portion of each side of the wagon, is a metalplate 15 provided at its rear`1` end with a lateral extension 16 whichbears beneath the bottom of the wagon and against the forward face ofthe brace 14. The free ends of these plates are enlarged to formshoulders 17 which bear against the rear face of the brace 16 and theseenlarged ends extend rearwardly of the body member and are provided witharcuate slots 18 which curve upwardly and rearwardly, as shown.

The end gate comprises the body member 19 which may be of wood or metaland which is preferably shaped to conform to the rear end of the wagonto which it is to be applied. Extending vertically of this body memberand secured thereto, one at each side, are braces 20, preferably formedof relatively heavy plate metal, the lower ends of these bracesextending downwardly below the lower edge of the body member and beingbent to form bearings 21 for a shaft 22. This shaft is also supportedintermediate its length by a bearing 23 formed upon the extended end ofa central brace Q-l and the ends of the shaft extend through the slotsof the plates 15, as shown, to swingingly connect the gate to the wagonbody.

The intermediate portions of the braces 2O are extended outwardly asshown at 25 and provided with vertically extending slots 26, the inneredges of which are in alinement with the ends of the gate.

Secured one upon each side of the upper portion of the wagon body andextending longitudinally thereof, are shafts 27 which are mounted forrotation and the rear ends of which are directed laterally to form arms:28 adapted to be swung over the rear face of the braces 21 when thegate is in closed position to hold the same against opening, the forwardends of the shafts being provided with laterally directed terminals 29which engage against the supporting bearings of the shafts to preventtheir rearward movement, while the free ends of the arms are extendedrearwardly to form hand grips 30.

Upper body braces 31 are secured to the wagon body, one upon each side,the lower ends of the braces being bolted to the extended ends of thetransverse brace 11i, while their uppei ends are secured to theoutwardly directed upper portion of the sides of the body member of thewagon. Each of these braces is provided adjacent its lower end with arearwardly directed ex` tension 32, suitably apertured to receive apivot pin 33 upon which is pivoted a sectorshaped shield 34 which ismounted to swing between the brace and the side of the wagon body andwhich is provided with a tangentially directed extension 35 which, whenthe end gate is in closed position, projects through one of the slots2G.

r)She extensions of both the shields are provided adjacent their freeends with per forations 3G adapted to receive pins 37 which serve tonormally connect the shields to the end gate, the pins being passedthrough the perforations and bearing against the outer faces of thebraces 20. In order to guard against the loss of the pins when removed,they are preferably secured by chains 38 to a ring bolt 39 carried bythe brace plate 24. rlhe extensions 35 of the shields are also pro videdwith stops 4s() which engage against the rear face of the braceextensions 25 when the locking pins are in place. rl`he rear end of thebottom of the wagon body is preferably beveled as shown at 4:1 tcprovide room for the shaft 22 when the gate is swungto partially openposition, while the shields Bil are provided with stop pins l2 whichengage against the forward edges of the braces 3l to limit the downwardswinging of the gate when connected to the shields.

In operation, the arms 28 are swung out of engagement with the end gatewhich is swung to partially open position to assist in the unloading ofthe vagon, being supported in this position by the engagement of thestop pins l2 against the braces 3l and the seating of the rear edges ofthe shields upon the upper edges of the slotted plates l5.

llVhen the wagon has been loaded, the gate is swung to closed positionand the arms Q8 swung over the braces 2O to lock the gate in place.`When so closed, the lower edge of the gate is flush with the upper faceof the bottom of the wagon and immediately at the rear of the saineleaving no space for leakage. If the wagon is loaded with coal, watermay be poured over the coal to settle the dust and the end gate may beraised upwardly a slight distance to permit the water to escape belowits lower end, after which it may be returned to position. By mountingthe gate upon the wagon in the manner described, any freezing' of thewater during this operation will in no way affect. the later opening ofthe gate.

When the wagon is to be unloaded, the pins 37 are withdrawn', and thearms 28 are swung out of engagement with the braces 20 leaving the gatefree to swing down to fully open position.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that I have providedan extremely simple and e'liicient form of end gate construction and onewhich, because of its peculiarmounting, is extremely useful fortransporting coal and the like.

It will further be apparent that I have provided means for locking thegate in either closed or partially open position and that when locked inclosedV position it may be slightly raised to drain water from thecontents of the wagon without necessitating the removal or looseningofany of the fas? tening devices.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is: f

1. In an end gate construction, a wagon body, an end gate hinged by itslower edge to the bottom of the body and provided at Y its end portionswith vertically extending slots, vertically extending braces secured tothe sides of the wagon body adjacent their rear ends and spaced from'theouter faces thereof, pivot pins passed through Vsaid braces and sides,sector shaped shields pivoted upon said pins between the braces andsides, projections extending from said shields and passing through theslots of the end gate, pins passed through said projections and engagingagainst the outer face of the end gate, and laterally directed pinsextending from the opposite ends of the shields and adapted to engageagainst the braces when the shields are swung rearwardly to limit theswinging movement of the end gate. i Y

2. In an end gate construction, plates adapted for attachment to thelower portions of the sides of a wagon bodyto extend rearwardly thereof,said plates being formed with slots, an end gate, a shaft secured to thelower edge Vof the` gate and normally bearing by its ends in the lowervends of the slots, being movable upon raising of the gate into the upperends ofthe slots, said end gate being provided with vertical slots, andmeans adapted for attachment to the sides of the wagon and movableinsaid slots of the gate to hold the gate against swinging movement andpermit vertical movement. Y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE M. VAN PTTEN. [1.. s]

Witnesses l Cialis. J. HINK'EL, WILL E. HERMAN.

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